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Courage Best Bitter

130 calories 12.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24.8 liters
Post Boil Size: 19 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: John Cowan Beer Recipes
Calories: 130 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 24th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2,700 g Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter2700 g Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 2.6 84.1%
190 g Simpsons - Crystal Medium190 g Crystal Medium 33 65.01 5.9%
320 g GB - Invert Sugar No 3320 g Invert Sugar No 3 36 45.6 10%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Target15 g Target Hops Pellet 11.5 Boil 60 min 27.41 60%
10 g Styrian Goldings10 g Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 0 min 40%
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Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 66 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
20l Tesco Ashbeck + 10l Lidl Carrick
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 10.5
Mash volume with grains 12.5
Grain absorption losses -2.9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.8 L) 17.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.2
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 24.8 L) 24.8
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume 19
Going into fermentor 19
Total: 28.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Courage Best Bitter" No Profile Selected beer recipe by John Cowan Beer Recipes. All Grain, ABV 4.2%, IBU 27.41, SRM 9.53, Fermentables: (Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter, Crystal Medium, Invert Sugar No 3) Hops: (Target, Styrian Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-03-24 18:43 UTC